Ok using a ToggleButton with a custom drawable state background that has an "android:state_checked" item works for me, thanks.
On Jan 4, 1:02 pm, snctln <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for the prompt reply, I should have read the documentation > more carefully. > > It's too bad though, I would really like to have a button that I can > set the state of, can I do this programmatically with a regular > button? basically be able to set the state to "pressed" or "not- > pressed", and when the user clicks it it is toggled. I know the > ToggleButton class offers similar functionality but I am not sure if > it will fit exactly what I need due to the green line that identifies > if it is "on" or "off", maybe a custom background will work for me in > that case... or maybe I will just have to manually toggle to > background drawable depending on the state. > > On Jan 4, 12:49 pm, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > CompoundButton is an abstract class and cannot be used directly since it > > cannot be instanciated. > > On Jan 4, 2011 9:46 AM, "snctln" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am trying to use a CompoundButton in a project I am working on. > > > Every time I try and use it by declaring it in my layout xml file I > > > receive the error "01-04 12:27:46.471: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1771): > > > Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #605: > > > Error inflating class android.widget.CompoundButton" > > > > After fighting the error for a half an hour I decided to try a > > > minimalistic example. I am using the latest eclipse developer tools, > > > and targeting android 2.2 makign the minimum sdk required 2.2 (8). > > > > Here is the activity java code: > > > package com.example.CompoundButtonExample; > > > > import android.app.Activity; > > > import android.os.Bundle; > > > > public class CompoundButtonExampleActivity extends Activity { > > > /** Called when the activity is first created. */ > > > @Override > > > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > > > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > > > setContentView(R.layout.main); > > > } > > > } > > > > Here is the layout xml code: > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > > > android" > > > android:orientation="vertical" > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > > > > <TextView > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > > > android:text="@string/hello" > > > /> > > > <CompoundButton > > > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > > > android:text="@string/hello" > > > /> > > > </LinearLayout> > > > > Here is the manifest xml code: > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > > > package="com.example.CompoundButtonExample" > > > android:versionCode="1" > > > android:versionName="1.0"> > > > <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/ > > > app_name"> > > > <activity android:name=".CompoundButtonExampleActivity" > > > android:label="@string/app_name"> > > > <intent-filter> > > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> > > > <category > > > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> > > > </intent-filter> > > > </activity> > > > > </application> > > > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" /> > > > > </manifest> > > > > As you can see it is just the default hello world project that eclipse > > > create for you when you start a new Android project. It only differs > > > in the fact that I add a "CompoundButton" to the main layout in a > > > vertical LinearLayout. > > > > Can anyone confirm this bug? or tell me what I am doing wrong? > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > [email protected]> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
